Alexander Sorg

Alexander Sorg is a postdoctoral Stanton Nuclear Security Research Fellow at the Project on Managing the Atom and International Security Program at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. His research interests include nuclear weapons, surveys, and citizens' willingness to fight. Specifically, he has focused on the relationship between military deployments, assurance, and deterrence within military alliances, as well as on how regional conflicts shape citizens' attitudes toward participating in violent conflict. Currently, Alexander is researching the impact of foreign-deployed nuclear weapons on the behavior of host states in international affairs, alongside several other projects.

Prior to joining Harvard University, Alexander worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Sciences Po Paris, and the Free University Amsterdam. Alexander holds a Ph.D. in International Affairs from the Hertie School in Berlin. He received his M.A. in International Affairs from the Hertie School, and a B.A. in European Studies from Maastricht University. He has published in International Studies Quarterly, NATO Defense College Research Papers, and contributed opinion pieces to War on the Rocks as well as various German and Dutch newspapers.